It's ironic that the people in the article are decrying "doomism" as an excuse to give up and do nothing are juxtaposed against a guy who quit his job and moved to Bali to start a permaculture operation (not sure how well that would work as a universal solution, but good on him). The crime in the eyes of the anti-doomer isn't giving up, it's opting out of the idea that we can solve climate change by running on our little hamster wheels harder.
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I KNEW IT, I KNEW LUNGS WERE A BAD IDEA
Here in the US anything that results in even the mildest inconvenience or loss of face among the ruling class is violent by definition.
"We at American Chemistry do not condone the use of analogies"
lmao:
No, Microplastics Are Not The “New Acid Rain.” Not Even Close.
Sensational and ominous headlines such as “Plastic rain is the new acid rain” are in no way based on science. Microplastics are not acidic, and they don’t act like acid rain. In fact, the World Health Organization and others have noted that, while microplastics are present in the environment, existing evidence indicates they don’t pose a risk to human health.
Interestingly, the report referenced found the amount of microplastics in the environment represents only four percent of particles collected on average – and in some cases much less. The other 96 percent is comprised of natural materials like minerals, dirt and sand, insect parts, pollen, and more.
That's right, only 1/25th of small solid particles in the environment are plastic! We gotta get those numbers up!
Also, hilariously, every time you copy something from the web page, they embed a little "Learn more at: https://www.americanchemistry.com/chemistry-in-america/news-trends/blog-post/2020/no-microplastics-are-not-the-new-acid-rain-not-even-close"
Like sure, I'll happily link the rest of the screed because it has to be seen to be believed, don't worry.
We're currently digging it up because my partner wants to level it out at the same time. The parts we've done look super nice, but it is definitely slow going.
Currently trying to get rid of a lawn and boy howdy is it a pain in the derriere
False dichotomies are kinda their jam
Learn to play go and waste your day on tsumego at Goproblems.com
Carmen Sandiego has entered the chat
Can I get the deep fried olive oil and vinegar instead? I'm trying to cut back on calories.